Terroir a Confronto: Barolo & Barbaresco 2004

Alba, Italy
Tasted Friday, May 2, 2008 by Barbara B with 613 views

Introduction

This was a Go Wine event, led by wine journalist Massimo Zanichelli. Five of the winemakers attended: Luca Veglio (Oddero), Luigi Scavino (Azelia), Savio Daniele (Le Strette), Giancarlo Nada (Ada Nada), Enzo Brezza (Brezza Giacomo).

Flight 1 (4 Notes)

  • 2004 Ada Nada Barbaresco Valeirano 91 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Garnet, clear. Nose of pepper, roses, ripe fruit, spices, earth, soy sauce, iodine. High acidity, high level of nicely textured but slightly fierce tannins, moderate alcohol, big but balanced, savoury, long complex. Great future.

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  • 2004 Bruno Rocca Barbaresco Rabajà 91 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Garnet. Slowly developed with spice, licorice, menthol, earth and minerals to start; nice fruit emerged later. Very savoury on the palate, with high level of smooth tannins, perfect acidity. Nicely built wine.

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  • 2004 Oddero Barbaresco Gallina 89 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Garnet, clear. Aromas and flavours of tar, spices, stewed fruit, minerality; nice intensity. High alcohol, high acidity, high level of powdery and slightly drying tannins. Long and moderately complex.

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  • 2004 Vietti Barbaresco Masseria 84 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Ruby, not Nebbiolo-looking. Closed to start, gradually opening up with some mint, earthiness; no fruit. High alcohol, high acidity, fine/powdery/ astringent tannins, medicinal.

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Flight 2 (4 Notes)

  • 2004 Azelia Barolo Bricco Fiasco 95 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Garnet. Nose of flowers and sweet spices, developing intensity with time in the glass. On palate, big fruit sweetness and savoury minerality, nicely acidic, fine/ripe/powdery tannins. Long and complex. WOTN.

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  • 2004 Le Strette Barolo Bergeisa 88 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Garnet. Nose of alcohol fumes to start, evolving to nice fruit earth and minerality. Touch of sweetness, hot alcohol, high level of nicely textured/slightly astringent tannins, high acidity with an odd sourness. Long, complex, with a curious metallic finish. Didn’t like it at first, but it grew on me.

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  • 2004 Germano Ettore Barolo Prapò 80 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Garnet, clear. Dumb nose – never opened up over two hours. On palate, sweet sensation, lowish acidity, not so long or complex. Not bad but not much to it.

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  • 2004 Giacomo Brezza e Figli Barolo Sarmassa 79 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Garnet, dense. Earth, tar, minerality, no fruit, a little unclean. High alcohol with rising vapours, harsh stemmy tannins. Simpler and shorter than the others, missing the mid-palate.

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